The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-28
CANADIAN COMM zRCIAL UNION.
Toronto Papers Take Exceptions to
Chamberlain's Speech.

Toronto Papers Take Exceptions to
Chamberlain's Speech.
TORONTO, Oct 81, The Globe, referring
to Mr. Chamberlain's speech at lslington ON
the commercial union, says:
We have shown that the utmost possible loss
OF Canadian trade by Great Britain through
commercial union would represent the loss OF a
profit OF little more than S2,OOO0OO year.
Does Mr.. Chamberlain suppose that Canada S
usefulness TO Great Britain is represented by that
small sum- The real benefit OF this connection
10 the mother country IS that Canada main
talnS the flag here over territory as large as the
United States and keeps large population
friendly to Great Britain. Continuance of the
connection means that many millions OF able
bodied men, who will some day live in
the Dominion, shall never be hostile to
treat Britain but, on the contrary, Will
lend her strength in time of need. II is mon
slfousy absurd to allege that these advantages
OF connection are not infinitely more important
lo England than the small sum that her mer
chants might lose by a c numerical union, But
Mr. Chamberlain made another serious blunder
On the eve OF starting for Washington,
he fired volley of yitupcraton at the Irish
Americans, very numerous, important and
lhlue ltial section Of the American people. sup
pose even that his vii.litation of them were not
without Justification, what SENSE, what fitness,
as negotiator did he eVince by deliberately in
sultlng them upon the very moment Of under
taxing negotiations with country where they
are StrOngf The man has seriously imperilled
the chances of an amicable settlement of the
fisheries dispute and placed Canada, his
real, client in no little danger The man incapa-
Die OF keeping his temper when interests of
largest international Importance require him to
90 80. is not lit for the Fisheries Commissioner
ship. Mr. Chamberlain's usefulness is gone;
nay, he must be great deal worse than useless
at Washington.
NOT A SEPARATION MOVEMENT.
The Mail says:
Mr.. Chamberlains explanation Of what he
RPlfnCt inc ,.rfa aiol 1fin
puts dlnerent face on ais meaning. He did
not condemn commercial union an anti
British movement, but stated in effect that in
ms opinion IL would tend to weaken the connec-
ton existing between us and Great Britain
What Mr.. Chamberlain says Of com
merclal union /. e. of assertion of
the right to discriminate against Great Britain
when Canadian interests should be served
thereby might be said, and a matter of fact
was said Of each and all of those stages through
winch Canada has passed since she ceased to be
crown colony Commercial union is fresh
stage in the direction in which we have been
travelling since Lord Durham's days. It's
advocates, If the Mdu may be permitte / to
speak on their behalf, are not actuated by the
slightest desire to undermine British connection
on the contrary, they firmly believe the
scheme presents the only means of keeping the
country together as a British dependency, if, as
our opponents allege, it will weaken the con-
nection. Our reply is that persistence in tn
existing policy must evidently destroy it,.
Commercial union appears the only conceivable
means OF ulSpOSlng OF the fSnefy question In Il
manner satisfactory to Canada, and here again
what will serve Canada best will best serve con-
nection with Great Britain, for should England,
following her invariable rule, hitherto, surrender
our case in whole or in part without securing US
ample compensation and under any other mode
OF settlement has is well nigh inevitable, British
connection will be dscredited throughout Can
ada by its own act whilst a fresh grievance
against the confederation will be introduced
into the Eastern provinces.
CHAMBERLAINs RECALL DEMANDED.
LONDON, Oct IS. 8 A. M-The Ne,Us this
morning says that unless Lord Salisbury
wishes the fisheries negotiations between
England and the United States to be hope-
leSsly doomed from the outset he must cancel
the appointment of Mr.. Chamberlain, and
select another Commissioner.
INABILITY TO AGREE PROBABLE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-President Angel
and William L. Putnam had a conference
with Secretary Bayard today, although the
Department of State was closed out of re-
spect to the memory of the late Minister
Washburne. Messrs. Angel and Putnam
have now become familiar with all the
documents in the case so that they are pre-
pared to support the American side of it, 1t
is perfectly plain now that the probabilities
are against the extension of negotiations
with the Chamberlain Commission so as to
take in anything more than the disputes
as to the fisheries. The broader proposition
of a commercial union with Canada will
probably have to wait. That being the
case, the chances of a satisfactory agree
ment seem slender, unless Commissioner
Chamberlan's instructions are more sensible
than his speeches. Secretary Bayard has
the last word in the negotiations with the
British foreign office. He maintained
throughout that our fishing vessels had all
the rights in Canadian wa; ers that our mer-
chants vessels have and all the rights that are
accorded in our waters to Canadian vessels,
the rights being derived i'll both cases from
the same reciprocal legislation begun in 1850
by Great Britain. The British Foreign
Office sought throughout to maintain an
exception Of our fishing vessels from the
rights guaranteed to our merchant vessels,
reiegatihg the fishing vessels wholly and
solely to the treaty of 1918, with its fou.
naked rights of shelter, repairs, water and
wood. Our position will be maintained, so
that if Mr.. Chamberlain does not bring
some conciiatory proposition the negotia-
TONS with his commission will fail